{"id":931,"date":"2021-04-02T18:27:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T18:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/?page_id=931"},"modified":"2021-07-21T12:49:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T12:49:19","slug":"mentor-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Mentor Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>UROP Outstanding Mentor Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UROP Outstanding Mentor Award Ceremony will be held Thursday, April 22nd from 12:00pm &#8211; 12:50pm Eastern Daylight Time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This $500 monetary award recognizes UROP research mentors for their outstanding mentorship of UROP students. The award recipients were nominated by their UROP students and selected by a committee composed of UROP Staff and Peer Facilitators. These individuals have shared their passion for their work, a talent for teaching, patience in training novice researchers, and have most notably taken an interest in their students\u2019 academic, personal and professional futures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/umich.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJEsd-utrTgpHt0IYEw2ykDDPW6uRzWxKCxk\">Mentor Award Ceremony Link<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Outstanding Mentor Award winners will be announced during the ceremony and posted on the UROP website.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/lsa.umich.edu\/urop\/research-mentors\/outstanding-research-mentor-awards.html\">UROP Outstanding Research Mentors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Outstanding Mentor Nominees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Omar-Ahmed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1008\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/omar-ahmed-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Omar-Ahmed-1.jpg 739w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Omar-Ahmed-1-296x300.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Omar Ahmed, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"868\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Fadhl-Alakwaa-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"987\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/fadhl-alakwaa-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Fadhl-Alakwaa-1.jpg 868w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Fadhl-Alakwaa-1-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Fadhl-Alakwaa-1-768x664.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Fadhl Alakwaa, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"996\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Headshot.Close_.Sept_.2018-Samer-Ali-1024x996.jpg\" alt=\"Samer Ali, PhD\" data-id=\"968\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/headshot-close-sept-2018-samer-ali\/\" class=\"wp-image-968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Headshot.Close_.Sept_.2018-Samer-Ali-1024x996.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Headshot.Close_.Sept_.2018-Samer-Ali-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Headshot.Close_.Sept_.2018-Samer-Ali-768x747.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Headshot.Close_.Sept_.2018-Samer-Ali.jpg 1408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Samer M Ali, PhD <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kevin-Bakker-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"996\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/kevin-bakker-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kevin-Bakker-1.jpg 652w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kevin-Bakker-1-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Kevin Bakker, PhD, MSc<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kate-Bauer-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"993\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/kate-bauer-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kate-Bauer-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kate-Bauer-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kate-Bauer-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Katherine Bauer, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Audrey-G.-Bennett.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"984\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Audrey-G.-Bennett.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/audrey-g-bennett-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Audrey-G.-Bennett.jpg 594w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Audrey-G.-Bennett-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Audrey Bennett, MFA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Melissa-Borja-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1004\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/melissa-borja-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-1004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Melissa-Borja-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Melissa-Borja-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Melissa-Borja-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Melissa Borja, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Subba-Rao-Chaganti-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1016\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/subba-rao-chaganti-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-1016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Subba-Rao-Chaganti-1.jpg 653w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Subba-Rao-Chaganti-1-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Subba Rao Chaganti, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Luciana-de-Souza-Leao-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1000\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/luciana-de-souza-leao-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Luciana-de-Souza-Leao-1.jpg 499w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Luciana-de-Souza-Leao-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Luciana de Souza Le\u00e3o, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Ron-Eglash.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1012\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/ron-eglash-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Ron-Eglash.jpg 513w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Ron-Eglash-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Ron Eglash, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Matt-Friedman-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1002\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/matt-friedman-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-1002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Matt-Friedman-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Matt-Friedman-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Matt Friedman, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Siria-Gamez.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1014\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/siria-gamez\/\" class=\"wp-image-1014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Siria-Gamez.jpg 500w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Siria-Gamez-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Siria G\u00e1mez, PhD Candidate<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Lorenzo-Garcia-Amaya.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"999\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/lorenzo-garcia-amaya\/\" class=\"wp-image-999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Lorenzo-Garcia-Amaya.jpg 679w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Lorenzo-Garcia-Amaya-272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Lorenzo Garc\u00eda-Amaya, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Mark-Guzdial.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1001\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/mark-guzdial-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-1001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Mark-Guzdial.jpg 503w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Mark-Guzdial-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Mark Guzdial, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Nabih-Haddad-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1023\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/nabih-haddad-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-1023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Nabih-Haddad-1.png 510w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Nabih-Haddad-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Nabih-Haddad-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Nabih Haddad, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kayla-Sale-Hale-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"994\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/kayla-sale-hale-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kayla-Sale-Hale-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kayla-Sale-Hale-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Kayla R. S. Hale, PhD Candidate<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kurt-Hankenson-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"998\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/kurt-hankenson-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kurt-Hankenson-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kurt-Hankenson-1-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kurt-Hankenson-1-768x593.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Kurt D. Hankenson, DVM, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kim-Kearfott-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1021\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/kim-kearfott-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-1021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kim-Kearfott-1.jpg 764w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kim-Kearfott-1-300x295.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Kim Kearfott, ScD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Peter-Kim.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1010\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/peter-kim\/\" class=\"wp-image-1010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Peter-Kim.jpg 563w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Peter-Kim-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Peter Kim, PhD Candidate<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Jackie-Kleinsasser.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"991\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/jackie-kleinsasser\/\" class=\"wp-image-991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Jackie-Kleinsasser.jpg 576w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Jackie-Kleinsasser-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Jackie Kleinsasser, PhD Candidate<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Pennelope-Blakely.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1009\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/pennelope-blakely\/\" class=\"wp-image-1009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Pennelope-Blakely.jpg 601w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Pennelope-Blakely-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Pennelope Kunkle, Research Coordinator<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Ian-Lang.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"990\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/ian-lang\/\" class=\"wp-image-990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Ian-Lang.jpg 500w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Ian-Lang-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Ian Lang, MPH<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Vincent-Longo.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1019\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/vincent-longo\/\" class=\"wp-image-1019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Vincent-Longo.jpg 900w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Vincent-Longo-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Vincent-Longo-768x573.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Vincent Longo, PhD Candidate<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kenneth-Lowande.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"995\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/kenneth-lowande\/\" class=\"wp-image-995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kenneth-Lowande.jpg 500w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Kenneth-Lowande-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Kenneth Lowande, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Stephanie-Lu.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1015\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/stephanie-lu\/\" class=\"wp-image-1015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Stephanie-Lu.jpg 870w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Stephanie-Lu-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Stephanie-Lu-768x662.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Stephanie Lu, BBA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Nathaniel-Marshall.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1006\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/nathaniel-marshall\/\" class=\"wp-image-1006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Nathaniel-Marshall.jpg 750w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Nathaniel-Marshall-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Nathaniel-Marshall-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Nathaniel Thomas Marshall, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Pooja-Neiman.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1011\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/pooja-neiman\/\" class=\"wp-image-1011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Pooja-Neiman.jpg 790w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Pooja-Neiman-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Pooja-Neiman-768x729.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Pooja Neiman, MD, MPA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"872\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Nikhil-Parekh2.PNG.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1007\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/nikhil-parekh2-png\/\" class=\"wp-image-1007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Nikhil-Parekh2.PNG.jpg 872w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Nikhil-Parekh2.PNG-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Nikhil-Parekh2.PNG-768x661.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Nikhil Parekh, MD, MPH<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Zachary-Reese.jpg\" alt=\"Zachary Reese, PhD Candidate\" data-id=\"1020\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/zachary-reese\/\" class=\"wp-image-1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Zachary-Reese.jpg 600w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Zachary-Reese-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Zachary Reese, PhD Candidate<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Giulia-Ricco.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"988\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/giulia-ricco\/\" class=\"wp-image-988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Giulia-Ricco.jpg 577w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Giulia-Ricco-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Giulia Ricc\u00f2, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"745\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Schutz_photo-Amanda-Schutz.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1013\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/schutz_photo-amanda-schutz\/\" class=\"wp-image-1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Schutz_photo-Amanda-Schutz.jpg 745w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Schutz_photo-Amanda-Schutz-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Schutz_photo-Amanda-Schutz-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Amanda Schutz, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Sylvia-Simioni.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1017\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/sylvia-simioni\/\" class=\"wp-image-1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Sylvia-Simioni.jpg 638w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Sylvia-Simioni-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Sylvia Simioni, PhD Candidate<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Julia-Smith.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"992\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/julia-smith\/\" class=\"wp-image-992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Julia-Smith.jpg 500w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Julia-Smith-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Julia M. Smith, PhD Candidate<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Matthew-Solomon.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1003\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/matthew-solomon\/\" class=\"wp-image-1003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Matthew-Solomon.jpg 576w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Matthew-Solomon-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Matthew Solomon, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Ben-Swanson.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"985\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/ben-swanson\/\" class=\"wp-image-985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Ben-Swanson.jpg 800w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Ben-Swanson-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Ben-Swanson-768x720.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Ben Swanson, DDS\/PhD Candidate<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Nadia-Sutton.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1005\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/nadia-sutton\/\" class=\"wp-image-1005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Nadia-Sutton.jpg 725w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Nadia-Sutton-290x300.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Nadia R. Sutton, MD, MPH<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Elizabeth-Trinh-680x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"986\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/elizabeth-trinh\/\" class=\"wp-image-986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Elizabeth-Trinh-680x1024.png 680w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Elizabeth-Trinh-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Elizabeth-Trinh-768x1156.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Elizabeth-Trinh.png 808w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Elizabeth Trinh, PhD Candidate<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Thomas-Valley-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1018\" data-link=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/mentor-awards\/thomas-valley-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-1018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Thomas-Valley-1.jpg 636w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Thomas-Valley-1-254x300.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Thomas Valley, MD, MSc<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Award Ceremony Keynote &#8211; Dean Curzan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Dean-Curzan-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-967\" width=\"1217\" height=\"811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Dean-Curzan-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Dean-Curzan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Dean-Curzan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Dean-Curzan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/urop-summer-symposium-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2021\/04\/Dean-Curzan-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1217px) 100vw, 1217px\" \/><figcaption>Anne Curzan, PhD &#8211; Dean, College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts, University of Michigan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anne Curzan<strong> <\/strong>is the dean of the University of Michigan\u2019s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA), the Geneva Smitherman Collegiate Professor of English Language and Literature, Linguistics, and Education, and an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor. From 2012-2016 she served as the faculty athletics representative for the University of Michigan, and from 2015-2019 she was associate dean for the humanities in LSA. Her research focuses on the history of the English language, attitudes about language change, language and gender, and pedagogy. Professor Curzan has received university awards for outstanding research and undergraduate teaching, including the Henry Russel Award and the John Dewey Award. She has published multiple books and dozens of articles; her most recent books include <em>Fixing English: Prescriptivism and Language History<\/em> (2014) and the third edition of the co-authored textbook <em>How English Works: A Linguistic Introduction<\/em> (2012). She has also created the audio\/video courses \u201cSecret Life of Words: English Words and Their Origins\u201d and \u201cEnglish Grammar Boot Camp\u201d for Great Courses. Professor Curzan wrote for six years for the blog <em>Lingua Franca<\/em> for the <em>Chronicle of Higher Education<\/em> and is the featured expert on the segment &#8220;That&#8217;s What They Say&#8221; on local NPR affiliate Michigan Radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Personal website: <a href=\"https:\/\/acurzan.english.lsa.umich.edu\/\">https:\/\/acurzan.english.lsa.umich.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UROP Outstanding Mentor Awards The UROP Outstanding Mentor Award Ceremony will be held Thursday, April 22nd from 12:00pm &#8211; 12:50pm Eastern Daylight Time. This $500 monetary award recognizes UROP research mentors for their outstanding mentorship of UROP students. 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